In my opinion, carpeting has no place in a boat. It acts like a sponge and rots the wood out under it.

When the carpet/floor in my Crestliner went I gutted the boat and replaced the floor with regular plywood and several coats of paint. It’s not pretty but it was cheap and is functional. I figure it will be good for another 10 yrs.

I looked into aluminum diamond plate but that was way too expensive.